Israel’s military is continuing to hammer northern Gaza and Lebanon with airstrikes, despite U.S. hopes that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could be a turning point in the year-old conflict.

The strikes on Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Iran-backed group of attempting to assassinate him by targeting his residence. It also came as Israelis marked the week-long Jewish holiday of Sukkot.

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry has said at least 87 people were killed and more than 40 injured in Saturday's Israeli air strike on the city of Beit Lahiya in the north of the Palestinian enclave. The ministry said a number of people were still under the rubble after a residential area was hit.

Israel says a drone targeted Netanyahu's home. Iran’s supreme leader vows Hamas will continue fighting, and Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 50.

STORY: The Israeli military pounded Beirut and Gaza on Sunday (October 20), after what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said was an assassination attempt by "Iran's proxy Hezbollah" the day before. :: Israeli army handoutThe army released video of what it said was an attack on Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in Beirut on Sunday.

Israel struck Beirut and dozens of south Lebanon villages and towns overnight while carrying out a massacre in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza.

The Israeli army said on Saturday that it is maintaining its attacks on the Shiite militia Hezbollah in Lebanon and Palestinian extremist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. In southern Lebanon, Nasser Abed al-Aziz,